Kancheepuram: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday claimed that the Congress party has "abused" Article 356 (President's rule) "time and again."

"If there is one party that has abused Article 356 again and again, it is Congress. If the dynasty did not like a leader, that state government was dismissed. Congress imposed Article 356 many times out of which 50 governments were dismissed by Indira Gandhi herself. Even the DMK has been a victim of Congress hatred for regional aspiration, but for DMK, opportunism has prevailed over values," Prime Minister Modi said while addressing a rally in Kancheepuram.